Pinched Nerve Treatment in Boca Raton, FL

Why Boca Raton patients choose us for pinched nerve treatment

Plenty of Boca Raton residents could find a chiropractor closer to home. They make the drive to us for pinched nerve treatment in Boca Raton for three practical reasons.

• It is a straightforward drive. Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive is about 20 to 25 minutes from Boca Raton via the Sawgrass Expressway and Hillsboro Boulevard, or Glades Road to US-441, with free parking at the door. Patients from Mizner Park, Town Center at Boca Raton and Boca West are here every week.
• Hours that fit a working week. We are open until 7:00 pm on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, with Wednesday afternoon and Friday morning hours, so you can come after work or before the commute without using a vacation day.
• We already know Boca Raton. We typically see Boca Raton golfers and tennis players from Boca West and Broken Sound, retirees who want to stay active, FAU students and staff, and I-95 commuters. Your plan is built around how you actually spend your days, not a generic template.

What does a pinched nerve actually mean?

Pinched nerve treatment in Boca Raton should answer one question before anything else: where, exactly, is the nerve being compressed? Spinal nerves leave the spinal cord through small openings between the vertebrae. Anything that narrows that space — a bulging disc, a worn and narrowed opening, a bone spur — presses on the nerve root and distorts its signal. Tight muscles further along the nerve’s path, such as the piriformis in the hip, can do the same.

The result is a recognizable set of symptoms: pain that follows a line down an arm or leg, tingling or ‘pins and needles’, patches of numbness, and in more advanced cases weakness in a specific muscle. Because the nerve is compressed at the spine, treating the arm or the leg where it hurts rarely helps.

We have treated compressed nerves at The Spine and Wellness Center since 2005. Dr. Jared Cohen, DC built our process around locating the compression precisely — hands-on testing, a neurological screen and surface EMG — and then taking the pressure off with non-surgical decompression. Our Coral Springs clinic is about 20 to 25 minutes from Boca Raton; our herniated disc page explains the most frequent cause.

Is it your neck, your lower back, or somewhere else? How to tell

‘Pinched nerve’ covers three very different situations, and the exam on your first visit is designed to separate them. For most Boca Raton patients the story sorts out like this:

Neck — the arm and hand pattern

A compressed nerve at C5, C6 or C7 sends pain across the shoulder blade and down the arm, with tingling in specific fingers: thumb and index for C6, middle finger for C7. Turning or extending the head often makes it worse. Our neck pain guide covers the cervical disc behind most of these.

Lower back — the leg pattern

Compression at L4, L5 or S1 produces sciatica: pain from the buttock down the leg, often past the knee, with numbness on the outer calf or the top or sole of the foot. Sitting, bending and coughing aggravate it. See our lower back pain guide.

Peripheral — the nerve is pinched further along

Carpal tunnel syndrome at the wrist and piriformis syndrome in the hip mimic spinal patterns but test normal at the spine. Any weakness — a weak grip, a dragging foot — moves the plan up a gear. The Mayo Clinic notes that most pinched nerves improve with conservative care, and that worsening weakness or persistent symptoms warrant further evaluation (Mayo Clinic, Pinched nerve).

How pinched nerve treatment in Boca Raton works: take the pressure off, then correct the cause

You cannot stretch a nerve out from under a disc, and medication only quiets the signal. A compressed nerve needs space. That principle shapes every phase of the 4R Method we use — Repair, Rebuild, Regenerate, Refine.

Repair — decompress the nerve

For disc and stenosis patterns, non-surgical spinal decompression on the Triton DTS table is the centerpiece: about 20 minutes of computer-controlled traction cycles that lower pressure inside the disc so herniated material can retract from the nerve. We pair it with precise adjustments at the involved level and cold laser or ultrasound for inflammation. Typically 3–5 visits a week for 4–8 weeks; nerve symptoms often begin to recede within the first two to three weeks.

Rebuild — fix the architecture

A nerve gets pinched because of posture, lost spinal curve, a rotated pelvis or weak stabilizers. Rebuild corrects those with corrective care, physical therapy and soft-tissue work, 2–3 visits a week for 8–16 weeks, so the opening the nerve passes through stays open.

Regenerate and Refine

Regenerate supports nerve and tissue recovery with red light, PEMF and IHHT, usually twice a week for two or more months. Refine is a brief monthly tune-up so the space you won stays won.

What happens at your first two visits?

A pinched nerve is a measurement problem before it is a treatment problem. Your first visit finds the level; your second visit explains the plan and begins care.

Visit one — we measure (and usually begin care)

1. A real conversation. Where the pain travels, what makes it worse, how long it has been there, and what you need to get back to.
2. A neurological screen. Reflexes, muscle strength and skin sensation along each nerve’s territory, plus nerve-tension tests for the arm and leg.
3. A hands-on structural exam. Posture, neck and lumbar range of motion, and orthopedic tests that isolate the level of compression.
4. Surface EMG and thermal scanning. Painless scans along the spine that show where muscles are guarding and where temperature changes point to nerve irritation.
5. Digital X-rays, when indicated. Disc spacing, foraminal narrowing, curvature and spurs. We review any MRI you already have.

Visit two — findings and plan

We walk you through your scans and images, name the nerve and the structure compressing it, and lay out the 4R plan: phase, frequency, duration. Treatment begins at this visit. For a head start, take the 60-second spine assessment before you leave Boca Raton.

What helps a pinched nerve at home — and when to see a doctor instead

Between visits, the aim is to avoid re-compressing the nerve while the Repair phase does its work:

• Avoid the aggravating position. For a neck nerve, that usually means no long stretches looking down at a phone or up at a screen; for a lumbar nerve, it means breaking up sitting every 30 minutes.
• Don’t force stretches. Pulling hard on an irritated nerve — deep hamstring stretches for sciatica, strong neck stretches for arm tingling — often makes symptoms worse. Your plan includes the right nerve-gliding movements at the right stage.
• Walk, gently and often. Short walks keep the spine moving without loading the disc.
• Sleep unloaded. A supportive pillow that keeps the neck neutral; on your side with a pillow between the knees for the lower back.
• Ice early, heat later. Ice over the spine for the first 48 hours of a flare, heat for muscle stiffness afterwards.

A few symptoms need same-day medical evaluation rather than a chiropractic visit: rapidly worsening weakness in an arm or leg, numbness in the groin or inner thighs, any change in bladder or bowel control, or nerve symptoms following a serious fall or accident. If any of these apply, please see a doctor or urgent care today — we will be here for the recovery afterwards. For related reading, see our guides to lower back pain relief and carpal tunnel treatment.

Getting to our Coral Springs clinic from Boca Raton

From Mizner Park, take Glades Road or Palmetto Park Road west to I-95 south, exit at Hillsboro Boulevard and continue west about 10 miles through Deerfield Beach and Parkland to Coral Ridge Drive, then turn south across the Sawgrass Expressway. Alternatively take Florida’s Turnpike south to the Sawgrass Expressway west and exit at Coral Ridge Drive.

There is free parking at the door and no building to navigate — you walk straight into reception. For a same-day appointment, call (954) 341-2256 before you leave Boca Raton, or book online.

Clinic hours

Monday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Tuesday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Wednesday	3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Thursday	9:00 am – 7:00 pm
Friday	9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Saturday – Sunday	Closed

The Spine and Wellness Center
5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076
Phone: (954) 341-2256
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What patients say

We do not have a published review from a Boca Raton patient yet, so here is one from a Coral Springs patient — the same clinic and the same team you would see:

“I was dealing with ongoing elbow and shoulder pain affecting my daily routine and workouts. The treatment plan felt personalized — over the months I’ve noticed steady progress: less pain, better mobility, feeling stronger.”

Related care for Boca Raton residents

Start with the full guide to pinched nerve treatment, then explore the other care we provide for Boca Raton patients.

Serving pinched nerve patients from Boca Raton across North Broward

Our clinic at 5675 Coral Ridge Drive, Coral Springs, FL 33076 serves Coral Springs, Parkland, Coconut Creek, Margate, Boca Raton, Tamarac, Pompano Beach and Deerfield Beach. Same-day appointments are usually available — call (954) 341-2256 or book online. Most patients from Parkland and Coral Springs are here in under 15 minutes.

Medically reviewed by Dr. Jared Cohen, DC — Co-Founder & Clinical Director, The Spine and Wellness Center. Last reviewed October 2026.

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